| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Moorefield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Robison (fresh) PF - Thomas Waldron (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Lansberry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David West (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Hose (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alvin Kirksey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeremy Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Reinhart (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | William Robison inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 35-39 |
| 19:24 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart tips it home | 35-41 |
| 19:03 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron blows the layup but he's hacked by Jeremy Hansen - foul #2 on Jeremy Hansen, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| 19:03 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 19:03 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 19:03 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to William Robison | 35-41 |
| 18:34 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky | Joseph Hose gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Bruce Lansberry - foul #3 on Bruce Lansberry, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard (SF), Charles Evans (PF), Brandon Koepp (C) William Robison, Thomas Waldron, Bruce Lansberry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Thornton (PG), Edward Clark (SG), Whitney Neff (SF) David West, Joseph Hose, Alvin Kirksey | |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 18:06 | West Virginia | Matt Thornton is called for the reach on Lawrence McClatcher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matt Thornton, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jay Macpherson (PF), Robert Shaw (C) Jeremy Hansen, Joseph Reinhart | |
| 17:43 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 17:41 | Kentucky | Jay Macpherson snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 17:25 | Kentucky | Charles Evans steps in front of the Jay Macpherson pass | 35-42 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-42 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | Charles Evans grabs the offensive board | 35-42 |
| 16:46 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Moorefield | 38-42 |
| 16:34 | Kentucky | Edward Clark misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | Robert Shaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Edward Clark buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Matt Thornton | 38-45 |
| 15:48 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-45 |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Edward Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Moorefield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Harry Gilyard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Evans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Koepp (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matt Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Whitney Neff (fairly fresh) PF - Jay Macpherson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Shaw (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Edward Clark clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Jay Macpherson hits the follow up shot | 38-47 |
| 15:07 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Shaw | 38-47 |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | Jay Macpherson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edward Clark | 38-49 |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-49 |
| 14:35 | Kentucky | Robert Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 14:26 | Kentucky | Edward Clark misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 14:25 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Shaw | 38-49 |
| 14:02 | Kentucky | Jay Macpherson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Brandon Koepp - foul #1 on Brandon Koepp, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (PG), William Robison (SF), Thomas Waldron (PF), Bruce Lansberry (C) Paul Moorefield, Harry Gilyard, Charles Evans, Brandon Koepp | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David West (PG), Joseph Hose (SG), Alvin Kirksey (SF), Joseph Reinhart (C) Matt Thornton, Edward Clark, Whitney Neff, Robert Shaw | |
| 14:02 | Kentucky | Jay Macpherson makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 14:02 | Kentucky | Jay Macpherson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 13:40 | West Virginia | William Robison misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jay Macpherson | 38-51 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Bruce Lansberry steals it from Jay Macpherson | 38-51 |
| 12:48 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher is hacked by Alvin Kirksey - foul #1 on Alvin Kirksey, team foul #3 | 38-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Hansen (PF) Jay Macpherson | |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher double dribbles | 38-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Sam Post (SG) Joseph Hose | |
| 12:13 | Kentucky | David West connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-53 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Preston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (tiring) 15 pts. SF - William Robison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Waldron (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Lansberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David West (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sam Post (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alvin Kirksey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeremy Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Reinhart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | David West can't connect on a runner from the left block | 41-53 |
| 11:22 | West Virginia | Richard Preston grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher's pass is intercepted by Sam Post in the backcourt | 41-53 |
| 11:06 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart dunks the ball set up by Alvin Kirksey | 41-55 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Richard Preston is called for 10 seconds | 41-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (PG), Harry Gilyard (SG) Richard Preston, Lawrence McClatcher | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Hose (SG) Sam Post | |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | David West is denied on a layup by Bruce Lansberry | 41-55 |
| 10:37 | Kentucky | Jeremy Hansen pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | Alvin Kirksey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Evans (SF), Brandon Koepp (C) William Robison, Bruce Lansberry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:10 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp misses the floater from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Joseph Hose pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Paul Moorefield picks off the pass by Alvin Kirksey | 41-55 |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp misses the shot near the basket | 41-55 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 09:42 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Joseph Reinhart is denied by Brandon Koepp | 41-55 |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-55 |
| 09:15 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp tips it back up and in | 43-55 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Brandon Koepp - foul #2 on Brandon Koepp, team foul #3 | 43-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), William Robison (SF), Bruce Lansberry (C) Harry Gilyard, Charles Evans, Brandon Koepp | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Thornton (PG), Sam Post (SG), Edward Clark (SF), Robert Shaw (C) David West, Joseph Hose, Alvin Kirksey, Jeremy Hansen | |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses the free throw | 43-57 |
| 09:00 | West Virginia | Bruce Lansberry snags the defensive board | 43-57 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Moorefield | 45-57 |
| 08:19 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 45-57 |
| 08:17 | West Virginia | William Robison grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron blows the layup | 45-57 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield tips it in | 47-57 |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | Lawrence McClatcher picks off the pass by Edward Clark | 47-57 |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher jams it | 49-57 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Moorefield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Robison (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Waldron (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Lansberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matt Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sam Post (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Reinhart (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Shaw (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Kentucky | Edward Clark scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-59 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | William Robison knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-59 |
| 06:52 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-59 |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | Edward Clark tips it home | 52-61 |
| 06:49 | West Virginia | William Robison is hacked by Sam Post in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sam Post, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (PG), Charles Evans (SF), Harry Gilyard (PF), Brandon Koepp (C) Paul Moorefield, William Robison, Thomas Waldron, Bruce Lansberry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David West (PG), Joseph Hose (SG), Whitney Neff (SF), Jeremy Hansen (PF) Matt Thornton, Sam Post, Edward Clark, Joseph Reinhart | |
| 06:30 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher is whistled for traveling | 52-61 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Harry Gilyard denies the turnaround by Robert Shaw | 52-61 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | Jeremy Hansen tips it home | 52-63 |
| 05:52 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 52-63 |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | David West pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Charles Evans swats the short shot by Robert Shaw | 52-63 |
| 05:28 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp grabs the defensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 05:01 | West Virginia | Richard Preston loses the ball out of bounds | 52-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (PG), William Robison (SF) Richard Preston, Brandon Koepp | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Thornton (PG), Edward Clark (SG), Alvin Kirksey (SF), Jay Macpherson (PF), Joseph Reinhart (C) David West, Joseph Hose, Whitney Neff, Jeremy Hansen, Robert Shaw | |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Alvin Kirksey is fouled on the floor by William Robison - foul #3 on William Robison, team foul #4 | 52-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bruce Lansberry (C) Charles Evans | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Edward Clark clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-63 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield grabs the defensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence McClatcher | 54-63 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | Edward Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-63 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Jay Macpherson tips it home | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard misses the lay-in | 54-65 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart pulls down the rebound | 54-65 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Moorefield (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Robison (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harry Gilyard (tiring) 2 pts. C - Bruce Lansberry (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matt Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Kirksey (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jay Macpherson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Reinhart (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Jay Macpherson loses the ball out of bounds | 54-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (PG), Charles Evans (SF), Thomas Waldron (PF), Brandon Koepp (C) Paul Moorefield, William Robison, Harry Gilyard, Bruce Lansberry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David West (PG), Sam Post (SG), Whitney Neff (SF), Jeremy Hansen (PF), Robert Shaw (C) Matt Thornton, Edward Clark, Alvin Kirksey, Jay Macpherson, Joseph Reinhart | |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-65 |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp hits the follow up shot | 56-65 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | David West misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-65 |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | Jeremy Hansen grabs the board | 56-65 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | Charles Evans is called for the reach on Whitney Neff - foul #1 on Charles Evans, team foul #5 | 56-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (PG), William Robison (SF), Bruce Lansberry (C) Richard Preston, Charles Evans, Brandon Koepp | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Hose (SG), Alvin Kirksey (SF), Joseph Reinhart (C) Sam Post, Whitney Neff, Robert Shaw | |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Paul Moorefield steals the ball from Joseph Hose | 56-65 |
| 01:28 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Moorefield | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Lansberry | 58-65 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Bruce Lansberry grabs the board | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Robison | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Jeremy Hansen is fouled on the floor by Thomas Waldron - foul #2 on Thomas Waldron, team foul #6 | 60-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jay Macpherson (PF) Jeremy Hansen | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Alvin Kirksey is fouled on the floor by Thomas Waldron - foul #3 on Thomas Waldron, team foul #7 | 60-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edward Clark (SG), Jeremy Hansen (PF) Joseph Hose, Jay Macpherson | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Alvin Kirksey makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Alvin Kirksey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-67 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Edward Clark is hacked by Lawrence McClatcher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #8 | 63-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Hose (SG), Jay Macpherson (PF) Alvin Kirksey, Jeremy Hansen | |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Edward Clark makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Edward Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Joseph Reinhart steals the ball from Lawrence McClatcher | 63-69 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Edward Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Moorefield - foul #3 on Paul Moorefield, team foul #9 | 63-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Kirksey (SF), Jeremy Hansen (PF) Joseph Hose, Jay Macpherson | |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Edward Clark makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Edward Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Bruce Lansberry gets the rebound | 63-70 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-70 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart pulls down the rebound | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | David West runs out the clock | 63-70 |